August 16, 2011 2:11 pm

Tacoma police officers are investigating a fight on the East Side.

A 16-year-old boy was reportedly punched in the face near East 32nd Street and Portland Avenue shortly before 1 p.m. today. As the boy ran away, he heard a gunshot, Tacoma police spokesman Mark Fulghum said.

The boy provided officers with a description. Tacoma police and Puyallup Tribal police officers located the suspect and arrested him. He told officers his gun accidentally discharged. He no longer had the weapon, Fulghum said.

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